Category Archives: Sports
Emporia High claims third place in Bluestem Classic with rout over Goddard
The Emporia High boys basketball team led from start to finish in an 84-49 victory over Goddard in the third-place game of the Bluestem Classic in El Dorado on Saturday afternoon. Emporia High led 17-...
Jan 25, 2025 The Emporia High boys basketball team finished third in the Bluestem Classic in El Dorado on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Ann Jacob.
Hornet Track Rumbles in the Jungle
The Emporia State track and field teams headed east to Pittsburg State for the Rumble in the Jungle on Friday. ESU's men finished third while the women were seventh in the team standings. The Hornets ...
Jan 24, 2025 Emporia State Power E logo. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Olpe boys claim Lyon County League regular season title; Olpe girls rout Burlingame
The Olpe girls stormed out to a 20-9 first quarter lead, before doubling up Burlingame 62-31. Junior Lilly Skalsky led all scorers with 21, as the Eagles improved to 9-2. The boys contest was for a wi...
Jan 24, 2025
Osage City boys, Mission Valley boys advance to Flint Hills Shootout Championship
A pair of upsets occurred in the championship semifinals of the Flint Hills Shootout on Friday night at White Auditorium. Osage City, the No. 5 seed, upset top seed Council Grove, 55-26. The Indians g...
Jan 24, 2025
Emporia High boys fall to Kapaun; girls fall to Hayden
The Emporia High basketball teams dropped games at two different sites on Friday. In El Dorado, the Spartans fell 62-40 to the Kapaun Mt. Carmel Crusaders. Emporia High led by as many as three early b...
Jan 24, 2025 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Hornets Slotted in Middle of Preseason Tennis Polls
The Emporia State tennis teams are picked in the middle of the pack in their preseason tennis polls. The Hornets were slotted fourth in the North Division of The MIAA/GAC tennis poll. Washburn was the...
Jan 24, 2025 Anastasia Pesic hits a backhand. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Hornets Split Blackout with RiverHawks
The Emporia State basketball teams earned a split of a doubleheader with Northeastern State on Thursday at White Auditorium in Emporia. The Hornet men ended a seven-game losing streak by knocking off ...
Jan 23, 2025 Karyiek Dixon attacks the basket against Northeastern State. Courtesy ESU Athletics.
Balanced attack leads Emporia High boys over Wichita Trinity in Bluestem Classic opener
Three Emporia High Spartans scored in double figures leading a balanced attack in a 72-46 victory over Wichita Trinity in the opening round of the Bluestem Classic Thursday night in El Dorado. Emporia...
Jan 23, 2025 Emporia High Spartans logo.
Olpe sweeps Madison in makeup doubleheader
The Olpe basketball teams swept Madison in a makeup doubleheader on Thursday in Madison. The Olpe girls handed Madison a second consecutive loss with a 48-34 victory over the Lady Bulldogs. Lilly Skal...
Jan 23, 2025
Seven area 8-Man football players selected for 8-Man All-Star Games
Seven area 8-Man high school football players have been selected for the Kansas 8-Man All-Star Games in Beloit on June 7. Madison's Colton Isch and Chase County's Luke Budke will be on the 8-Man Divis...
Jan 23, 2025
